Provides that the fifth day in April in each year be designated as "Rhode Island Gold Star Spouses Day" with appropriate exercises in public places and with flags flown at half-staff over the state house.
Allows governmental employee union contracts to contain specific references to specific health insurance companies.
Clarifies the role of a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
Amends several provisions relative the powers and duties of the PUC and requires the submission by utilities of integrated distribution system plans identifying solutions to reduce greenhouse gases.
Establishes requirements which would have to be met by an applicant prior to the issuing of permits for an activity that would have an environmental impact on or would increase the cumulative impacts on an environmental justice area.
Creates a tenant bill of rights to the right to counsel, the right to habitability, the right to organize free, the right to be free from discrimination, the right to first refusal if the landlord decides to sell the property, and right to renew lease.
Allows a property owner with eligible net-metering systems with a master meter to allocate excess net metering credits to any meter on the property.
Establishes general caseload limits for DCYF workers similar to those contained in the Council on Accreditation standards.
Requires manufacturers of assisting technology devices to make available to independent repair providers/the owner of the device, any documentation/parts, software/other items intended for use with the equipment/parts, including updates to software.
